C000011175 Performance — Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2030 Fund, Class R

Data updated: 2026-10-13

C000011175 returned +1.95% year to date and +5.82% over one year to Jul 2026. Annualised returns are +7.79% over 3 years and +4.21% over 5 years. The fund trailed its Target-Date category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $125, against $146 for the category, and to $106 over one year, against $116. Volatility over the past three years was 7.38% a year. In the 12 months to Jul 2026 the fund took in a net $124.1M, and assets reached $546.21M.

C000011175 Growth of $100

What $100 invested in Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2030 Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Target-Date category average over the same months.

PeriodC000011175Category average
1 year (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026)$106$116
3 years (Aug 2023 – Jul 2026)$125$146
5 years (Aug 2021 – Jul 2026)$123$142
Since data start (Aug 2019 – Jul 2026)$138$186

C000011175 Trailing Returns

Total returns to Jul 2026, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
YTD+1.95%
1 year+5.82%
3 years (annualised)+7.79%
5 years (annualised)+4.21%

C000011175 Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2030 Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2026 (Jan–Jul)+1.95%
2025+8.95%
2024+13.37%
2023+5.77%
2022−7.03%
2021+9.98%
2020+0.14%
2019 (Aug–Dec)+1.51%

C000011175 Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026−0.1%+0.3%−2.5%+3.2%+1.6%+0.4%−0.9%—————
2025+2.8%−0.3%−2.5%+0.3%+2.0%+2.3%+0.3%+0.9%+1.5%+1.0%+0.7%−0.3%
2024+6.4%−3.1%+2.0%+2.1%+1.4%+1.3%+3.2%−2.3%+1.3%+1.7%+1.8%−2.9%
2023+2.8%+0.5%+2.2%−1.9%+0.9%+2.0%−0.2%−1.4%−3.3%−0.7%+1.0%+4.1%
2022−0.5%−3.4%+0.5%−1.2%+3.4%−4.1%+0.4%+2.3%−4.0%−1.6%+2.8%−1.4%
2021+4.6%+1.8%+1.1%+0.8%+0.3%+1.0%+0.8%+1.3%−2.5%+1.1%−2.1%+1.6%
2020+0.6%+4.3%−7.0%−3.5%+2.9%+1.2%+2.2%−1.6%−1.4%+1.3%−0.6%+2.2%
2019———————+0.1%+0.6%−0.4%+0.1%+1.0%

C000011175 Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Aug 2023 – Jul 2026.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 7.38%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: 0.45 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +6.40% (Jan 2024)
  • Worst month: −3.28% (Sep 2023)

C000011175 Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2030 Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: $124.1M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $263.1M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 1.89×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Jul 2026$14.5M$14.5M−$8K
Jun 2026$16.0M$13.0M$2.9M
May 2026$15.6M$15.1M$446K
Apr 2026$11.7M$12.1M−$356K
Mar 2026$19.7M$8.9M$10.8M
Feb 2026$26.5M$16.7M$9.9M
Jan 2026$23.4M$10.4M$13.0M
Dec 2025$36.8M$7.3M$29.6M
Nov 2025$24.7M$7.8M$16.9M
Oct 2025$28.7M$13.7M$15.0M
Sep 2025$23.2M$8.5M$14.7M
Aug 2025$22.4M$11.0M$11.4M

C000011175 Assets Under Management

Net assets of Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2030 Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2026-07-31$546.21M
2026-04-30$535.92M
2026-01-31$509.59M
2025-10-31$458.96M
2025-07-31$402.93M
2025-04-30$366.04M
2025-01-31$355.91M
2024-10-31$325.08M
2024-07-31$294.17M
2024-04-30$269.02M
2024-01-31$255.48M
2023-10-31$223.76M

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.